Jeanine To Voters: I Wasn't In The Car

Republican attorney general candidate Jeanine PirroÂ wants voters to know she wasn’t in the car when her husband Al, was, for the second time in recent months, ticketed for speeding – this time for allegedly going 51 mph in his Mercedes through a 25 mph school zone in White Plains.

“There was only one person behind the wheel of that car. There is no one else’s responsibility but his,” she is quoted by the AP as sayingÂ during a news conference Friday.

It’s Al Pirro’s second run-in with cops over speeding.Â

Earlier this month, Al Pirro paid a $175 fine for going 74 mph in a 55 mph zone on I-95. Police said he was actually going 98 mph when he was pulled over July 2, but he plea-bargained the case, which is common for traffic infractions.

(Al Pirro might want to be extra-careful on the Thruway, since PatakiÂ wielded his veto pen this week to end the practice of State Troopers plea-bargaining tickets with motorists). Â

In addition to urging voters to look at her record as Westchester County DA rather than her husband’s driving record, Pirro suggested she let her displeasure be known to her spouse.

“You didn’t want to be in my house last night,” she said.

Al Pirro has been a bit of a distraction in Pirro’s battle with Democrat Andrew Cuomo for the AG’s office. Al Pirro, a lobbyist, served 17 months in federal prison on tax fraud charges in 2000 and has admitted to fathering a child with another woman. He also has alleged mob ties.

Perhaps Al Pirro should take the train more often.

Pirro’s speech came after she picked up the endorsement of theÂ 1,600-member Association of Commuter Rail Employees, who represent workers at Metro-North the commuter train service that runs through Westchester County.